Day 208 - 24 Jan 96 - Page 06

     
     1   Q.   Business Studies and Psychology.  When did you actually get
     2        those 'A' Levels; what was the month when they came
     3        through?
     4        A.  It would have been the beginning of August.
     5
     6   Q.   Do you remember when you actually sat the exams that you
     7        got the results of in August 1994?
     8        A.  The beginning to the middle of June.
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    10   Q.   Beginning to the middle of June.  It was after that, after
    11        you got the 'A' Levels that you became a full-timer with
    12        the Company?
    13        A.  Yes.
    14
    15   Q.   You tell us you did, during the holidays, work full-time in
    16        the Bath restaurant?
    17        A.  Yes.
    18
    19   Q.   That was while you were studying for your 'A' Levels; is
    20        that right?
         A.  Yes.
    22
    23   Q.   You said that paragraph 4 is not right.  This is made in
    24        November, this statement, and you tell us that at that date
    25        you were Floor Manager.  How has that changed?
    26        A.  A couple of weeks ago I was promoted to the position of
    27        crew -----
    28
    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you keep your voice up?  Speak up loud
    30        and clear, Mr. Cox.
    31        A.  Sorry.  About two weeks ago, I was promoted to the
    32        position of crew trainer.
    33
    34   MR. RAMPTON:  Crew trainer.  You say it is a promotion.  What is
    35        the next stage after that?
    36        A.  It is considered to be a step into the salaried
    37        management.
    38
    39   Q.   Towards salaried management?
    40        A.  Yes.
    41
    42   Q.   Is that what you are aiming for?
    43        A.  Yes.
    44
    45   Q.   Can you turn right to the back of the statement, please,
    46        paragraph 31?  You said you found the communication within
    47        the restaurant to be good, and you tell us later on that
    48        you find that Managers are approachable.  There is a
    49        sentence before that:  "There are regular rap sessions and
    50        crew meetings, some of which I have attended."  Have you 
    51        attended both rap sessions and crew meetings? 
    52        A.  Yes. 
    53
    54   Q.   Can I ask you this:  on what basis do people attend rap
    55        sessions; are they volunteers or are they picked, as it
    56        were?
    57        A.  The rap sessions are attended by volunteers.  The
    58        problem is, it is always the people that have a negative
    59        point, because that is the nature of the rap sessions.
    60